It's been a long and lonely winter. A cold winter. I'm from Iowa originally and I'll tell you, I'm use to some long winters but something about this one because dreary and harsh. At work we all felt it. It started as exasperated hallway chatter. "When wi… more »

Wow, it's been awhile since I've ventured into the virtual lushness that makes up all the garden blogs I use to love. I won't lie, last summer ended up in the crapper. With terrible weather that squelched the yield of even the most experienced gardeners,… more »

This year the garden has been a wreck. It is little and cold comfort that the neighbors are in the same boat. I remember last year thinking how beautiful and bountiful the garden was and how I hoped it wasn't a fluke. And while I do not believe that we a… more »

When I had grown tired of looking out the window and pining for a garden that was weeded, cleared, and tilled, I got out my window containers and planted my two kind of lettuce mix. I mean, flowers are nice. Don't get me wrong, I love flowers. And yes, I… more »